戴 (daai3 | dai4) : wear (accessories); respect

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戴

daai3

dai4

[1] wear; put on (accessories)
[2] respect; support
[3] a surname

戴 is to wear accessories, i.e. hats, spectacles, watches, rings, jewellery, gloves, etc whereas 著 is to wear clothing, i.e. shirts, jackets, trousers, underclothes, shoes and socks.

Stroke count: 18

Level: 2

Radical: 戈 (#62)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

戴

Don't confuse with:
載

This word has been viewed 9828 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th May 2013 06:51

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戴孝 daai3 haau3 = in mourning

戴高帽 daai3 gou1 mou6*2 = to give/receive a flattery or compliment

愛戴 oi3 daai3 ai4 dai4 = love and esteem

擁戴 jung2 daai3 yong3 dai4 = support

插戴 caap3 daai3 cha1 dai4 = a woman's head ornament

深受愛戴的國王 sam1 sau6 oi3 daai3 dik1 gwok3 wong4 = a beloved king 國

佩戴 pui3 daai3 pei4 dai4 = to wear (as accessories or jewelry); to adorn

戴綠帽 daai3 luk6 mou6*2 dai4 lv4 mao4 = wear horns

擔戴 daam1 daai3 dan1 dai4 = being responsible coupled with the enthusiasm to pursue and complete

戴四方帽 daai3 sei3 fong1 mou6*2 dai4 si4 fang1 mao4 = get graduated from college
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Showing all 4 examples containing 戴

佢戴住一頂頭盔，但係唔係好型粵
He's wearing a helmet but it doesn't look too good on him.
[Lit. He wear-continue one [counter] helmet, however not-very stylish.]

呢件事關重大，佢擔唔擔戴得起啊?
Is he able to bear the responsibility of such an important matter?

佢戴著一頂頭盔，但係一啲都唔型粵
He's wearing a helmet but it doesn't look good on him at all.
[Lit. He wear-continue one [counter] helmet, however a little bit also not stylish. 一啲都唔［adjective] is a useful construction to mean "not at all..."]

聽日嘅聚會﹐我會戴住你送嘅頸鏈。粵
At tomorrow's gathering, I will be wearing the necklace you gave me.
[住 (-ing) is a durative marker in a future tense sentence here.]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 戴
Unicode code for this character: U+6234 (off-site link)

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